Darius Popular Build
The patch 25.23 Darius most played build uses Swiftmarch, Stridebreaker, Force of Nature, Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Farsight Alteration. This Darius build has a 4.83% pick rate and a 62.36% win rate in LoL patch 25.23. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Darius build choices below.
Hemorrhage
Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.
Decimate
Darius winds up and swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions and large monsters hit by the blade.
Cost:- 25/
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Cooldown:- 9/
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Range:- 1
Crippling Strike
Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed.
Cost:- 40
Cooldown:- 5
Range:- 300
Apprehend
Darius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. When activated, Darius sweeps up his enemies with his axe's hook and pulls them to him.
Cost:- 70/
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Cooldown:- 26/
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- 16
Range:- 535
Noxian Guillotine
Darius leaps to an enemy champion and strikes a lethal blow, dealing true damage. This damage is increased for each stack of Hemorrhage on the target. If Noxian Guillotine is a killing blow, its cooldown is refreshed for a brief duration.
Cost:- 100/
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- 0
Cooldown:- 120/
- 100/
- 80
Range:- 460
- Fighter,
- Tank
Darius's most popular build path includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Sterak's Gage as core items. Choose from multiple build variations below based on your playstyle and game situation. Each build is analyzed from thousands of ranked games to provide you with data-driven item recommendations.
Select a Darius Build
Stridebreaker
Force of Nature
Sterak's Gage
- Stridebreaker
Dead Man's Plate- Sterak's Gage
- Stridebreaker
- Force of Nature
- Dead Man's Plate
Best Darius Build - Highest Win Rate Items
Popular Darius Build Guide - Complete Item Build Path
This Darius build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
Best Darius Core Items - Build These First
These are Darius's essential items that you should build in nearly every game. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Stridebreaker
3,300Click for detailed item information and stats
Health:450
Attack Damage:40
Attack Speed:25%49.62%Win Rate61.34%Pick RateDead Man's Plate
2,900Build momentum as you move around then smash into enemies.
Armor:55 Health:350
Movement Speed:4%55.86%Win Rate41.51%Pick RateSterak's Gage
3,200Shields against large bursts of damage
Health:40053.91%Win Rate42.09%Pick Rate
High Win Rate Situational Items for Darius
These are the recommended top performing situational items to complete your Darius build. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
Spear of Shojin
3,100Reduce damage taken from champions by a flat amount. Attack while near multiple enemy champions to increase this amount for a short time.
Health:450 Attack Damage:4554.89%Win Rate18.39%Pick Rate
Death's Dance
3,300Click for detailed item information and stats
Armor:50 Attack Damage:6053.48%Win Rate11.09%Pick Rate
Best Boots for Darius
Choose your boots based on the enemy team composition and your playstyle needs.
Recommended Trinket for Darius
Your recommended trinket choice for vision control and map awareness.
Complete Darius Build Item Stats
Combined statistics from all items in this Darius build.
Magic Resist:35- Movement Speed:50
- Health:1650
- Attack Damage:145
- Attack Speed:25%
- Armor:105
- Movement Speed:4%
Darius Counter Build Advice
When facing Darius's top counters like Gnar, Vayne, Singed, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Spear of Shojin or Death's Dance based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Darius performance.
Darius - Champions with Similar Builds
These champions share similar playstyles with Darius. The build shown is Darius's current popular darius build configuration, which may also be effective on these champions.
Champion | Full Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | View Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63.2% | 4.7% | View Build → |
Darius Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Darius build?
The best Darius build in this patch includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, and Sterak's Gage. This build has a 59.15% win rate and is picked 8.89% of the time.
What are Darius's core items?
Darius's core items are Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, and Sterak's Gage. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Darius's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Darius?
Chainlaced Crushers are the best boots for Darius. Increases Move Speed and Cooldown Reduction They are included in 8.9% of Darius builds.
What is the best trinket for Darius?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Darius. Disables nearby invisible wards and traps for a duration Using Oracle Lens helps Darius maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Darius builds?
Yes, alternative Darius builds include options like Stridebreaker, Force of Nature, and Sterak's Gage. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Darius?
MetaBot sources its build data for Darius directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Darius builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Darius. From there, we aggregate the Darius builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.
